It's Day 6 of A Geeky Gal's 30 Day Geek Out Challenge! I'm a little late to the party but that's okay. I encourage all of my blogger friends to participate as well! What Real Life Geek Inspires You? I didn't have an answer for this right away. I'm not like a big 'celebrity worshipping' …
This month, instead of reading one book, I checked out an Amazon Original Series - "The Bloodlands Collection." It is composed of six separate short stories, optimized for the Amazon Kindle with both high quality graphics and an audiobook version. It was free with my Amazon Prime account! Book Titles: The Pirate, Little Slaughterhouse on …
Book Title: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History Author: Elizabeth Kolbert About the Author: This book won her a Pulitzer Prize so I figured that was a good sign! She is a native New Yorker, has written FOR the New Yorker, and is surely a professional science nerd. Main Characters: This non-fiction book covers Elizabeth's journey of …
Calling all bookworms! Bust out your bookmarks, because it's #BookLoversDay! I just finished reading The Player of Games last week, as you may have read in my latest book report, so I don't have a full book review for you today, but I will share what's on my reading horizons! In honor of today, let's start …
Book Title: The Player of Games Author: Iain M. Banks About the Author: Born in Scotland, Banks was named one of the Times' "50 Greatest British Writers since 1945" and has written a series of science fiction novels called the "Culture Series." His wikipedia page indicates that he was pretty obsessed with collecting fancy cars …
Book Title: The Handmaid's Tale Author: Margaret Atwood About the Author: She has written several other novels, although I haven't read them. She looks like a nice lady. She lives in Canada! Main Characters: As always, there are many characters in the book so I'll focus on the main ones. Sorry for spoilers! Offred (June?): Protagonist. …
Book Title: It Author: Stephen King About the Author: Well known horror writer with several of his scary books having been adapted into scary MOVIES which were also good. King is from Maine, and many of his stories seem to take place in New England. He has won awards, you can Google him just as …
Book Title: Whiskey Sea Author: Ann Howard Creel About the Author: This author has written several novels, as well as some young adult novels. She is a year younger than my parents. I liked that she had discussion questions for this book up on her website. Main Characters: Oh boy. So many interesting characters. This …
Book Title: Bossypants Author: Tina Fey About the Author: Her full name is actually Elizabeth Stamatina Fey. She is a writer, an actress, an improv performer, a mother, and a hilarious person. She best known for her work on SNL, 30 Rock and Mean Girls (imho). She's from PA. She hates wearing contacts as much …
Book Title: Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House Author: Michael Wolff About the Author: This American author is also a journalist and contributor to USA Today, The Hollywood Report and GQ (UK). He has written several books with political themes. It is said that he wrote this book while on a couch in …
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